Vol. III, No. 4
Galleries
- 40s Kitchens
- 40s Bathrooms
- 50s Living Rooms
- 50s Kitchens
- 50s Bathrooms
- 60s Livingrooms
- 60s Bathrooms
Plan Books
Titles
- 39 New Liberty Homes
- 40 Aladdin Readi-cut
- 45 New Era Houses
- 45 Style Trends
- 48 Harmonious Homes
- 48 Homes
- 50 Planning or Dreaming? Homes
- 50 Premier Small Homes
- 50 Homes of Greater Value
- 51 Research Designed Homes
- 51 Ranch Type Ramblers
- 51 Aladdin Readi-Cut
- 52 Homes of Moderate Cost
- 54 Prelude to Happiness
- 55 Homes of Individuality
- 60 BH&G Home Plans
- 60 Ranch & Modern Homes
- 60 Liberty Ready Cut Homes
- 61 4 & 5 Room Homes
- 62 Sterling Homes
Publisher/Architect
- Aladdin
- Better Homes & Gardens
- Brown-Blodgett
- Liberty
- Hiawatha Estes
- Home Building Plan Svc
- National Plan Svc
- Nationwide House Plan Svc
- Small Homes Council
- Sterling (Int'l Mill & Timber)
- Weyerhaeuser
Bibliography
Fall 2011
New Books
© 2011 Mid Century Home Style
An older kit house book, 1939 New Liberty Homes, by Lewis Manufacturing is now posted for your reference. It shows the transition from the Colonial to the Minimal Traditional by way of some very attractive color pages.
Also, Homes by the Home Building Plan Service published in 1948 is up. The HBPS was located in Portland, OR in the years following WWII and published quite a few plan books that seem to have been popular with the home buying public. We have quite a number of them scattered around town.
Here's a list (and a tiny random sample) of the new books we have ready to go:
- Research Designed Homes: Living Units by the Small Homes Council at the University of Illinois, 1951
- Home Plans: 126 Five Star Plans, by Better Homes & Gardens, 1960
- Planning or Dreaming? Homes, by the Home Building Plan Service, 1950
- Hillside Homes, by the Home Building Plan Service, 1957
Research
Send us an email if you have research questions! We're always happy to look through our materials for answers to your questions about your mid century home.
What you'll find here
We'll explore the design, homes, and lifestyles of the mid-20th century through house plans, interior designs and styles, color schemes, and advertising. Though we love Mid Century Modern, we'll also look at other styles that were equally popular, including the influence of Colonial style on the more informal Early American with its famous knotty pine paneling, the then contemporary style, and even Western. We'll provide book links to useful reading so you can learn more. Eventually, we will offer a marketplace of products and services that you can use to feather your own nest in the mid-century style that suits you. (For older homes, check out Antique Home Style.)
Have fun, and don't hesitate to contact us with research questions or comments.
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